CAROLINA LEAGUE
WINSTON-SALEM DASH AT WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
08/10/2023
 
WINSTON-SALEM DASH AT WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS
GAME ID: 8090 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Winston-Salem Dash (63-53) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 7 11 1
Wilmington Blue Rocks (58-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 1
Clutch Hitting Delivers Win for Dash
Wilmington had no answer for Winston-Salem Dash hurler Jack Aldrich, who overwhelmed Blue Rocks hitters as the Dash coasted to victory, 7-1. The Dash, at 63-53, sit in third place in the South.

Winston-Salem needed the clutch hitting of John Stinson to notch the win. The designated hitter hammered a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Dash on top, 2-1. For the game, Stinson had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Aldrich called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."

WINSTON-SALEM BATTING LINESCORES WILMINGTON BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Collins CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .225 6 35
T. Jones 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .278 2 6
A. Payne RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .303 10 49
L. Toribio 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 6 .279 7 33
J. Stinson DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .229 1 10
D. Ash 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .208 1 2
M. Acosta SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .233 0 2
C. Newell LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .326 5 13
D. Hayes C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .194 7 20
   a-J. Gold PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .268 14 52
   b-C. Opitz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 2 15
Totals 37 7 11 7 6 9 19      
a - J. Gold pinch hit for D. Hayes in the 8th
b - C. Opitz substituted for J. Gold in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hayes (9, 5th Inning off A. Tigner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Newell (5, 5th Inning off A. Tigner, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Stinson (1, 8th Inning off L. Hardy, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Gold (14, 8th Inning off J. Eldridge, 2 on, 1 out) , L. Toribio (7, 9th Inning off J. Eldridge, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Payne , L. Toribio 4 , J. Stinson 5 , M. Acosta 2 , C. Newell 6 , D. Hayes 2 , J. Gold 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Toribio 3 , D. Hayes
GIDP: D. Ash
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Collins (8) , A. Payne (3)
CS: T. Jones (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Acosta (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Acosta-Jones-Toribio, Acosta-Jones-Toribio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Rivera CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .284 3 41
M. Rutherford 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 1 31
J. Schwartz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .316 10 55
S. O'Reilly RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 8 28
S. Mims LF, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 1 22
G. McCray DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .224 1 22
J. Miller C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .270 2 12
T. Martínez 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 2
C. Bryant SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 2 21
   a-R. Odom PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 10 52
Totals 34 1 8 1 0 7 11      
a - R. Odom pinch hit for C. Bryant in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Miller (11, 7th Inning off D. Hyatt, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Martínez (1, 7th Inning off D. Hyatt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Rivera 2 , J. Schwartz , S. Mims , G. McCray , J. Miller 2 , T. Martínez 2 , C. Bryant
2-out RBI: T. Martínez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Schwartz , R. Odom
GIDP: S. O'Reilly , J. Miller
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Rutherford (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Bryant-Martínez-Rutherford)
WINSTON-SALEM PITCHING LINESCORES WILMINGTON PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Nikhazy 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 4.18
J. Aldrich 5.2 3 0 0 0 5 0 70 44 4.13
D. Hyatt W (2-3), BS (3) 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 37 24 3.04
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Nikhazy 39
Batters Faced: D. Nikhazy 3, J. Aldrich 19, D. Hyatt 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Nikhazy 0-1, J. Aldrich 5-5, D. Hyatt 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Nikhazy 12-6, J. Aldrich 70-44, D. Hyatt 37-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Aldrich 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Tigner 4.1 3 1 1 5 4 1 91 45 3.36
L. Hardy L (2-1) 3.0 4 2 2 1 4 1 57 36 3.95
J. Eldridge 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 2 26 17 3.09
S. Weatherall 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 2.53
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Tigner 52
Batters Faced: A. Tigner 20, L. Hardy 14, J. Eldridge 6, S. Weatherall 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Tigner 6-2, L. Hardy 2-2, J. Eldridge 1-0, S. Weatherall 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Tigner 91-45, L. Hardy 57-36, J. Eldridge 26-17, S. Weatherall 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Hardy 2-0 , J. Eldridge 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack Aldrich
Ballpark: Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 5345
Special Notes: SP Doug Nikhazy was injured while pitching.
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